Tech Radio Ireland

We check out our ten hottest gadgets from the floor of the world's biggest consumer tech show, CES in Las Vegas. We also chat with Zyte CEO Shane Evans about the wonderful art of website scraping and some clever projects they’re working on with big data. Find out more at zyte.com

It’s the end of the year .. and what a turbulent year it’s been for technology as Big Tech starts cutting jobs across the board, Twitter went private in ‘unusual’ circumstances, we had the crypto winter, AI art, an Irish woman going to space, and moves to make the West less reliant on Chinese-made chips - all against a backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.  Joining us to talk about the stories...

In the news, we get into how Twitter goes wild and why Tesla shareholders are having a rough ride. We also chat with the Chief Commercial Officer at The Innovation Exchange Conor Carmody about bringing Irish tech start-ups and scale-ups together with large multinationals.

Google brings infinite possibilities to desktop, we recommend some of the best tech related series to binge this Christmas and we discover how the entire area of Dublin 8 is being digitised.

It's our annual Tech Toy Show with all the best ideas for presents! Niall and Dusty have narrowed down the best tech items they've had this year, and each of them give their Top 5 personal recommendations on what to get for Christmas. Everything from laptops to stocking fillers is covered so dive in right now.

All is not well at Tech Towers this week. We tell you more. We also keep up with continuing adventures of Twitter and chat with Chris Alexander at InterSystems about how companies are relying on data as the key to innovation and staying in business.

The Irish AI Awards are about to take place in Dublin. We hear more and discover some exciting local projects with Mark Kelly from AI Ireland. Find out more about the awards at www.aiawards.ie Also catch up on all this weeks tech news from moon shots to Musk’s mailshots which are quite disturbing.

Guest host Jason Walsh shares why we should not overly worry about the huge Meta and Twitter job losses about to hit Ireland.  We also discover that the fax is older than you think and speak with Michelle McDaid at WorkHuman about the diversity challenge in tech.

As we say RIP to Google Hangouts and the humble fax machine, we find out how to prolong your health with Eye2Gene with Dr Nikolas Pontikos, a guest speaker at this weekend's Fighting Blindness Conference.  For more on Fighting Blindness’ Retina conference visit www.fightingblindness.ie

We ask was Windows 8 really that bad, discover how your rent could be set by AI and chat about the neuroscience of learning with Stella Collins, co-founder of Stellar Labs.  For more on Learnovation, check out learnovate.ie  

We look at Ireland’s foray into space, discover when we’ll get 350MB broadband on flights and chat about how the rest of the world views GDRP with Liam McKenna from Mazars

The latest announcements from Microsoft on their Surface range of laptops, desktop and tablets.  Plus, we find out about the world of Irish science-fiction in the run up to Octocon, the National Irish Science Fiction Convention this weekend. Find out more at 2022.octocon.com

Niall and Dusty are split on Elon Musk’s new Tesla robot and actually think someone has beaten him to it by a long way.  We also get into Artificial Intelligence in Irish workplaces with an astonishing amount of businesses employing AI to some degree.  Sean Nolan from Agile Networks gives us an insight into a new TechBeat AI report on Irish AI and a future where networks could effectively manage t...

One brand new gadget stood head and shoulders above all others at Amazon’s tech announcement this week. We reveal all plus a hot new pair of AR glasses that could actually be worth it. On top of all that, we chat to Ireland’s most famous Robot Wars contestant Peter Redmond about next weekend's Robo Riots Expo . Our show this week is brought to you in association with Avanade , the leading provider...

Niall and Dusty offer a review on their new ultra-light devices. Niall has the Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio and Dusty the latest Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 laptop. Both had great things to say overall but the devices are not without their problems.

All this weeks tech news plus a great chat about the pros and cons of remote working. Often it requires a change in a company’s culture, the technology underpinning it and even our own thinking. Some brilliant insights this week with Prem Maheswaran, a Senior Technical Evangelist and IT Service Management expert at ManageEngine .  More Info: For more on remote working, see manageengine.com or thei...

Apple’s new iPhone 14 presentation has split the team. Some of the new features announced were brilliant, others awful. However, all agree there is a problem with the Irish pricing for the new phones.  Get the full lowdown with Niall and Dusty right now. 

This week, how AI won an art contest, high profile tech jobs gone and what are grey swan events in tech (or anywhere else). We find out more with Jason Disborough from Aon .

Niall has tried everything from the cheapest to the most ridiculously expensive. Today he gives us ten top pointers on what makes the best true wireless headphones.   We also chat about an amazing new project which sources insulin from a most unlikely source. Ciara Lynch from BiOrbic at Science Foundation Ireland tells us more. 

From photographs to MP3s, the way we engage with media formats has changed our relationship with content, from how it's stored to how it's controlled. So what were the major milestones that took us from keeping photo albums to digital galleries, or going from vinyl records to Spotify subscriptions?  Armando Fox is Professor in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and Faculty Advisor for D...

What do you think were the top tech stories of the year so far? Our own selections surprised even us!   We chat about that and find out more about digitising a business without a costly developer using a no-code platform from Olivia Bushe at FlowForma.

There is a lot of talk about the Metaverse and how augmented and virtual reality are finally going to become mainstream technologies. How far away are we from this and where are the opportunities for coders and creatives to work together on immersive projects? Find out all in our special deep dive interview with Camille Donegan, Director of Eirmersive and creative director of Solas VR, who takes u...

Surge pricing for concerts is not a thing. Find out how companies are using AI to fleece you. We also chat with Hugh Callaghan from Unify about massive time-saving ideas for managing websites and social media. Related Link for Hugh Callaghan from Unify: co-founders.co 

If Web 1.0 was about the first static websites and Web 2.0 was about interactivity and social media, what will Web 3.0 be about?  Caragh O’Carroll, a Fujitsu Distinguished Engineer who has a particular interest in how technologies change, has the answer for us. Get a glimpse of the future, and the technologies bringing it all together.

It's all about the money. Twitter is suing Elon Musk, Uber are accused of dodgy dealings outside of their outrageous 'surge pricing' and BMW are introducing subscription services to their car tech.  We also chat with Amy Awad from Opa Mind about how AI is helping mental health in the workplace.  Visit Opa Mind at opamind.com